Stroller



Jan. 19, 1937.

L. L. KRAMER 2,068,295

STROLLER Filed Nov. 26, 1955 2 sheets-sheet 1 Jan. 19, 1937.l L. L. KRAMER STROLLER lFiled Nov. 26,. `1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lnvcnlor' L'. L. ra/wer.

M f f 6 l By @um APatented Jan. 19, 12.937

assays UNITED sTATss PATENT oI-Fics Lyle L. xrllnonn, Nev. Application November 26,' 1835, Serial No. 51,675

' l Claim. 28o-47) The present invention relates to newrand useful improvements'in baby strollers and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts through the mey to transport it, or unfolded.

. dlum of which the same may be expeditiously desired folded when not in use, as when it is Other objects of the invention are to provide a stroller of the aforementioned character which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, eiilcient and reliable in use, light in weight, compact, attractive in appearance, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from. astudy of the following specic'a-v tion, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,v and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a stroller constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing the same unfolded for use Figure 2 is a view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure l. Figure 1 is a view in bottom plan of the stroller, with a portion of the bottomof the body broken away to expose one of the supporting wheels in retracted position.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through one end portion of the stroller in folded position.v

Referring now to the drawings in detail. it

will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a body which is designated generally by the reference numeral I, said body being substantially rectangular in plan and formed of any suitable material. The body I includes a front 2, sides 8, a bottom 4, and -a reary 5 which is hingedly mounted, as at 6, on the bottom 4. The body I further includes a top 1 having an opening therein in which aback rest designated generally by the 4reference numeral 8 is operable. Spaced from the sides 3 of the body I are partitions 8 which divide said body into wheel compartments 'I III and a passenger compartment II. A seat structure I2 is provided in the 'passenger compartment II of thehbody. Pins I3 traverse the wheel compartments I8 and have mounted thereon pair's of spaced, opposed arms I4 which are rigidly secured'together, as by a connecting block I5. Journaled between the free end portions of the pairs of arms I4 are supporting. wheels I6. The back rest 8 includes a. pair or bars I1 which are mounted on a panel I8 in a manner to provide free end portions con-v stituting arms projecting into the body l. The 5 back rest 8 is hingedly connected, as at I9, on thebody I. The aforementioned'arms are designated by the reference numeral 28. Angular links 2| operatively connect the wheel supporting arms I4 to the back rest 8 for actuation 10 thereby, said links being Apivotally connected with the arms 28 wthrough substantiallyQ semicircular openings' 22 which are provided therevfor in the adjacent upper portions of the partitions 8. The other ends ofthe links 2| are 15 Journaled on pins 23 extending between intermediate portions of the pairs of larms I4.

Resilient latches 24 extend rearwardly from' the front wall 2 of `the body I for releasably securing the back rest 8 in raised position, as 20 suggested in. Figure 2 of the drawings. The free ends of the arms 28 ride on the latches 24 which are formedto provide shoulders 25 for abutting engagement with said arms for preventing swinging movement of the back rest toward 25 closed position. The wheel compartments I0 are provided with hinged bottom doors 26, said doors being hinged, as at 21,- on the sides 3 of the body I. Coil springs 28 are connected to the.l

doors 28 for yieldingly urging said` doors toward 30 -closed position at all times.

The reference numeral 28 designates a detachable and foldable tongue which is connectible, as at 88, to the body I. The seat structure I2 is provided Awith a socket which receives one 35 end portion of the tongue 28 and said seat structure is furtherprovided with a substantially U-shaped bracket in which the tongue is engageable, as best seen in Figure 1 ot the drawings. The tongue 28 -comprisesca plurality of 40 sections which are hingedly connected together,

' asat 32. A foot rest 88 is hingedly mounted on the free en'd portion of' the swinging rear wall 5 of the body I'. It will be noted that the 'swinging rear wall 5 ofthe body I terminates 45 body is swung to open'position, as is also the foot rest 33 on said Wall 5. 'I'he sectional tongue 29, which may be stored in the body I, is mounted in position and the brace u connected thereto. The device is then ready for use. To fold the stroller, the brace 34 is disconnected from the tongue 29 and the said tongue is removed, folded and placed in the body I. The member is then swung to closed position and the latches 24 are depressed to release the back rest 8 which is swung to folded position, this movement ofv the back rest raising the wheels I6 to retracted or inoperative position in the compartments I0. As' the wheels enter the compartments Il, the coil springs 28 close the doors 26. Any suitable means may be provided for latching the back rest 8 in closed position. When folded, the body I is substantially in the form of a suitcase which may be conveniently carried through the medium of the handle Il. It desired, the body I may be attractively painted or provided with a suitable covering. The rear ends of the wheel compartments III are closed by stationary wall sections 3G.

It is believed that the many advantages of a stroller constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangeor inoperative position, means operatively connecting the -wheels to the back rest for actuation thereby to operative or inoperative position, said back rest including a pair of arms projecting into the body, and resilient latches mounted in the body and engageable with the free ends or the arms for releasably securing the back rest in operative position, 'said resilient latches including retaining shoulders for abut- LYLEL. 

